U.S. approves AI chip export to Microsoft facility in UAE

A Microsoft store in downtown Manhattan, U.S. /CFP

The U.S. government has approved the export of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips to a Microsoft-operated facility in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to a report by Axios on Saturday.

The approval is part of Microsoft's ongoing partnership with Emirati AI firm G42, following a $1.5 billion investment by Microsoft earlier th